$200 million to combat Anti-Asian hate passes out of California’s legislature
06/17/2021 - 15:46
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A new budget plan is putting the state’s money where its mouth is in combating AAPI hate.
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LUMA blunders as Puerto Ricans continue to protest forced privatization of power grid
06/17/2021 - 15:25
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Puerto Ricans continue their fight against the forced privatization of their power grid amid rising costs, outages, and corruption.
Juneteenth on its way to becoming a federal holiday: Long overdue, performative, or both?
06/16/2021 - 13:30
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The Senate unanimously passed legislation that would recognize the day slavery officially ended as a federal holiday. Now it heads to the House.
Governor Wolf joins call to pass PA Fairness Act, expanding protections for LGBTQ+ Pennsylvanians
06/16/2021 - 11:23
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The bill, with four prime sponsors and 65 co-sponsors has been referred to the House State Government Committee.
Vermont is the first state to have 80% of its population vaccinated against COVID-19
06/16/2021 - 10:52
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As a result of Vermont reaching the threshold, COVID restrictions are being removed across the state.
Una estudiante salutatorian de Florida que desafió al racismo en su discurso de graduación, blanco de los acosadores racistas
06/16/2021 - 09:45
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El discurso de Rachel Cheng fue recibido con aplausos hasta que se puso a elogiar a sus “pares” en Oriente Medio. Ahora la están llamando antisemita.
AOC plantea el problema de los empleados mal pagados y la falta de diversidad en el Capitolio
06/16/2021 - 09:17
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La representante Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez lideró a 110 miembros del Congreso a firmar una carta solicitando fondos suficientes para retener al personal de la Cámara y aumentar la diversidad.
AOC raises the issue of underpaid staffers and lack of diversity on Capitol Hill
06/15/2021 - 16:55
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AOC led 110 Members of Congress in a letter asking for sufficient funding to retain House staff, and increase diversity.
La próxima de la fila en Nashville
06/15/2021 - 16:26
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Odessa Kelly puede poner fin a una dinastía política local si logra derrotar al sempiterno Jim Cooper en las primarias a la Cámara de Representantes por Tennessee.
Nashville’s Next in Line
06/15/2021 - 16:05
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Odessa Kelly could play dynasty killer in Tennessee’s 2022 House primaries, as she takes on longtime Rep. Jim Cooper.
A Florida high school grad called out racism in her salutatorian speech, racist bullies appeared
06/15/2021 - 14:33
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The speech was met with cheers before Rachel Cheng applauded her Middle Eastern peers. Now she’s being called an anti-Semite.
Para los legisladores latinos, la lucha para acabar con las cárceles lucrativas continúa
06/15/2021 - 10:33
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Torres y Grijalva animaron a 24 legisladores a enviar una carta al fiscal general Merrick Garland, instándolo a considerar la posibilidad de abandonar la impugnación contra People not Profit.
Una de las mayores batallas de la Corte Suprema para el próximo año podría ser la discriminación positiva
06/15/2021 - 09:48
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La organización Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard ha impugnado fallo de 2003 que confirmaba la práctica de la discriminación positiva, respaldada por primera vez por la Corte en 1978.
Estados Unidos ya tiene su primer juez federal musulmán-estadounidense: Zahid Quraishi
06/15/2021 - 09:34
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Quraishi made history on June 10 after an 81-16 Senate confirmation vote.
For Latino lawmakers, the fight to end for-profit prisons continues
06/14/2021 - 17:41
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Torres and Grijalva led 24 lawmakers in sending a letter to AG Merrick Garland, urging him to consider dropping the legal challenge against People not Profit.
One of the biggest Supreme Court battles of next year could be over affirmative action
06/14/2021 - 15:20
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Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard is challenging a 2003 ruling that upheld the practice of affirmative action, first supported by the Court in 1978.
The U.S. has its first Muslim-American federal judge in Zahid Quraishi
06/14/2021 - 12:01
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Quraishi made history on June 10 after an 81-16 Senate confirmation vote.
Florida bans teaching critical race theory as Governor Ron DeSantis eyes bigger political pies
06/11/2021 - 16:33
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The Governor, who has emerged as a frontrunner for Republicans in 2024 alongside Donald Trump, is going all in for the former president’s base.
Immigrant essential workers honored in new D.C. art installation highlighting their stories
06/11/2021 - 15:07
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The exhibit, part of the #ImmigrantsAreEssential campaign, brings home why immigrants need protections going forward in the U.S.
Former Puerto Rico Secretary of Education Pleads Guilty to Fraud Conspiracy
06/11/2021 - 13:59
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Julia Keleher has pleaded guilty to two federal fraud conspiracy charges following her time as the island’s top education official during the late 2010s.
As in-person school comes back next Fall, AAPI students in California want protection and respect
06/11/2021 - 11:21
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Incidents of AAPI hate have been on the rise since last year, and students back in school bring a slew of new obstacles to fighting its occurrence.
With AOC's endorsement, Maya Wiley gains momentum in NYC mayor's race
06/10/2021 - 17:30
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Sometimes it’s all about a little recognition.
A legislative answer to building abortion restrictions is introduced in Congress
06/10/2021 - 16:36
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The Women’s Health Protection Act would guarantee the right to abortion services in the U.S.
New York’s Gender Recognition Act will make government IDs more inclusive
06/10/2021 - 12:59
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The bill took its first step to passage as it succeeded through the state’s Senate.
Thomson Reuters faces shareholder pressure to investigate contracts with ICE
06/09/2021 - 17:23
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The majority of Thomson Reuters independent shareholders vote in favor of a proposal to have the company investigate human rights abuses of its work with ICE.